Interactive television system for providing full motion synched compatible audio/visual displays

ABSTRACT

An interactive television system (10, 10a) for providing full motion synched compatible audio visual displays based on dynamic user selection (26) of a plurality of syllable synched compatible audio choices for a common full motion video frame presentation provided over a common television channel. Two or more audio channels are synched to a common video channel, with the video being compatible will all audio channels. The interactive programming is stored on video cassette (12, 12a) or other storage media and the audio channels are either multiplexed into the video line or the existing audio channels and are provided to a control module (14, 14a) which demultiplexes the signal (16, 16a) and ultimately combines the user selected audio signal with the video in an RF modulator (20) under computer control (18, 22, 24, 26) to provide the interactive display.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is related to the commonly owned copending U.S. patentapplications of applicant herein entitled "Interactive Television SystemFor Providing Full Motion Synched Compatible Audio/Visual Displays FromTransmitted Television Signals", and "Method for Providing AnInteractive Full Motion Synched Compatible Audio/Visual TelevisionDisplay", respectively, both of which are filed contemporaneouslyherewith, and the contents of which are specifically incorporated byreference herein.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to interactive television systems andparticularly to such systems in which an interactive full motion synchedcompatible audio/visual television display presentation is providedbased on dynamic user selection of a plurality of syllable synchedcompatible audio choices for a common full motion, video framepresentation in a multiple video frame common full motion video displayprovided over a common television channel.

BACKGROUND ART

Real time conversational student response teaching apparatus are known,such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,947,972 and 4,078,316. Inaddition, multiple choice student response systems are well known suchas exemplified by the systems, disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,921,385;3,020,360; 2,826,828; 3,623,238; 3,546,791; 3,273,260; 3,665,615;3,245,147; 3,284,923; 3,538,621; 3,477,144; 3,708,891; 3,235,536;2,777,901; 2,908,767; 3,774,316; 3,194,895; 3,484,950; 3,343,280; and3,763,577, by way of example. None of these systems, however, has beenemployed in connection with an interactive television system in whichthere is dynamic user selection of a plurality of synched compatibleaudio presentations for a common full motion video presentation forproviding a common full motion multiple video frame television displayover a common television channel, nor in such an interactive system inwhich a plurality of recipients of the common television channel mayindependently select different syllable synched compatible audiopresentations for the common full motion video presentation to providedifferent interactive full motion audio/visual television displays.Moreover, although prior art subscription cable television systems arewell known in which a plurality of unrelated television programs, undercontrol of a computer, are transmitted over a common television channelfor selection by individual subscribers, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat.Nos. 3,814,891 and 3,759,225, such systems are also not interactivetelevision systems capable of providing dynamic user selection of aplurality of syllable synched compatible audio presentations for acommon full motion video presentation so as to provide a common fullmotion multiple video frame television display over a common televisionchannel. Similarly, although interactive television systems per se areknown, such as described in applicant's prior U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,264,925;4,264,924; 4,507,680; and 4,573,072, and in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,305,131 and4,331,974 by way of example, none of these interactive televisionsystems employs the aforementioned dynamic user selection of syllablesynched compatible audio signals for a common video channel to provide afull motion audio/visual television display. This is so despite theprior art use of multiple audio signal in connection with a televisionpicture, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,612,553; 3,245,157;4,555,730; 3,221,098; 4,665,431; 3,440,342; 3,860,745; 3,387,084; suchas for providing stereo, such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,646,150;4,603,349 and 4,621,282; or the prior art use of program substitution,such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,366,731.

By utilizing applicant's unique system and method, however, interactivetelevision may not only be provided using conventional videotapeequipment or conventional broadcast or cable television, but previouslyrecorded non-interactive movies or television programs can readily bererecorded to provide an interactive television program. Theseadvantages are not believed to be present in the prior art known toapplicant.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a television system for providing aninteractive full motion synched compatible audio/visual televisiondisplay presentation based on dynamic user selection of a plurality ofchoices for a multiple video frame common full motion televisiondisplay. The television system includes means, such as a conventionalVCR or video disc, for providing a common full motion multiple videoframe audio/visual television display comprising a common interrogatorymessage and a plurality of user selectable choices related to the commoninterrogatory message, and a plurality of syllable synched userselectable audio presentations corresponding to the user selectablecommon interrogatory message related choices and which are compatiblewith a subsequent common full motion video frame subsequent to thecommon interrogatory message containing video frame. The audiopresentations comprise responsive messages to the common interrogatorymessage and have a different word content but, substantially identicalsyllable content portions for providing a plurality of dynamic userselectable synched different responsive audio messages to the previousvideo frame common interrogatory message in the common full motiontelevision display. Thus, two or more audio channels are synched to acommon video channel in providing the full motion interactive televisiondisplay over the common television channel. The audio may be provided asa multiplexed signal multiplexed into the video signal or multiplexedinto an existing audio channel or may be a stereo type signal. Inaddition to providing such an interactive program for a single user froma storage media, such as a video cassette or video disc, the program maybe broadcast or sent over cable television to a plurality of users whomay then independently dynamically make their own choice of theaudio/visual television display to be provided. The dynamic selectionmay employ a plurality of selectors, such as buttons, which are actuallygreater in number than the number of provided audio choices, wherebygreater flexibility is provided. For example, one or two or more of thebuttons can refer to a generically wrong answer while only one of thebuttons can refer to a specific right answer. These buttons andcombinations of buttons can vary with each question.

In recording the interactive television programming to be provided, themethod employed involves recording a first choice audio/visualtelevision presentation, such as the most likely or correct one of aplurality of audio channel choices, and then subsequently recording thesecond and other subsequent user selectable audio choices over the firstchoice on all but one of the other audio channels by syllable synchingthese subsequent audio choices to the first recorded choice, such as bychanging only certain key words in the subsequent responsive messagesbeing recorded. The recorded audio in each instance is syllable synchedand compatible with the mouth movements of an animated character, suchas a puppet or human or cartoon animation, in the common video scene inwhich the audio responsive message will be provided in a full motion andfull resolution audio/visual television display. Side shots, cut aways,reaction shots etc., may also be used to provide the compatible syllablesynched television display. Previously recorded television programs ormovies can also be used as a source for interactive programming byselecting scenes from these shows lending themselves to syllablesynching of different choices and rerecording these programs to insertthe interactive audio portions of the programming.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a VCR based television system in accordancewith the present invention in which two or more audio channels aremultiplexed into the video line;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram, similar to FIG. 1, in which two or more audiochannels are multiplexed into the existing audio channel;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram similar to FIG. 1 in which the televisionsignal is taken off the air, with a VCR front-end and the received audiomultiplexed into the received video signal;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram similar to FIG. 2 in which the televisionsignal is taken off the air, with a VCR front-end and the received audiomultiplexed into the existing audio channel;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram similar to FIG. 1 in which the televisionsignal is taken off the air with a simplified TV front-end and thereceived audio multiplexed into the received video line; and

FIG. 6 is a block diagram similar to FIG. 2 in which the televisionsignal is taken off the air with a simplified TV front-end and thereceived audio multiplexed into the existing audio channel.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the present invention is asystem and method for providing interactive television by usingconventional video recording equipment or conventional broadcast orcable television. FIGS. 1 and 2 show interactive television systems inaccordance with the present invention in which a conventional VCR by wayof example, is used as the source of the interactive programming inaccordance with the present invention, and FIGS. 3-6 show interactivesystems in which a conventional broadcast or cable television is used asthe source of the interactive programming in accordance with the presentinvention. Basically, as will be described in greater detailhereinafter, the interactive programming of the present invention isprovided by synching two or more audio channels to a common videochannel, with the video and audio being carefully programmed so that thevideo is compatible with all audio channels. The audio channels eachcontain syllable synched portions or interactive branches so as toprovide different syllable synched responsive messages to a commoninterrogatory message video presentation using a common videopresentation containing animated character mouth movements with whichthe different syllable synched audio portions are compatible. In thismanner, from the viewer's point of view, the television programmingappears totally interactive in providing a full motion audio/visualtelevision presentation.

Different approaches for providing the interactive programming of thepresent invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1-6. In eachof these approaches, preferably dynamic user selection is provided suchas by using a plurality of selector buttons, or a joystick by way ofexample, in which each button or selector can be dynamically assigned toany audio track for each question or interrogatory message during theinteractive programming presentation. For example, if there were threebutton selectors and two audio tracks or channels, for a given question,by way of example, channel 1 could be assigned to button 1 and channel 2could be assigned to both buttons 2 and 3. Thus, if the user selectedbutton 2 or 3 in this example he would hear what is on audio channel 2.Similarly, in such a three button, two channel arrangement, buttons 1and 2 could be dynamically assigned to audio channel 1 and button 3 toaudio channel 2 for a given question, or buttons 1 and 3 could beassigned to audio channel 2 and button 2 to audio channel 1 for a givenquestion. Such an arrangement in which dynamic user or button selectionis provided provides greater variability of the questions and answersand enables a more efficient use of the audio channels.

Referring now to FIG. 1, an interactive television system 10 inaccordance with the present invention is shown in which the preferredinteractive programming is stored on a conventional video cassette 12 orvideo disc or other storage media, and two or more audio channelscontaining the presently preferred syllable synched audio signals areconventionally multiplexed into the video line. Any conventionaltechnique for multiplexing the audio into the video line may be employedsuch as pulse amplitude modulation, pulse duration modulation or pulsecode modulation or digitizing. In the pulse amplitude modulationapproach, a sample of the audio channel is inserted into either thefront porch area, the back porch area, both areas, or into the activeportion of the video line. In the pulse duration modulation approach, apulse, whose duration is proportional to the signal at sampling time, isinserted into the front porch, back porch or active video portions ofthe video line. In the digitizing or pulse code modulation approach, theaudio is digitized and the coded sample is then placed into the frontporch and back porch area and/or the active portion of the video line.In the example of FIG. 1, the interactive program with the encoded audiois played back through a conventional VCR 12, into the control module14. The control module 14 contains a conventional demultiplexer 16 whichconventionally extracts the presently preferred audio signal from thevideo signal and provides it to a conventional analog switch 18. Thevideo passes through to a conventional RF modulator 20 with the signalalso being passed to a video line command separator 22, to be describedin greater detail hereinafter, which, together with computer 24 and thedynamic choice selector 26, determine the selected user audio choice tobe combined with the video in RF modulator 20 to provide the presentlypreferred interactive full motion audio/visual television display. Theselected audio channel as well as the video provided from the VCR 12 arepreferably conventionally up modulated to, for example, channel 3 or 4,by RF modulator 20, with the interactive programming then beingdisplayed or viewed on a conventional television receiver (not shown).By putting the presently preferred audio tracks into the video portionof the signal in the embodiment of FIG. 1, a viewer who does not have acontrol module 14 to decode the presently preferred audio signal wouldbe able to hear a different non-interactive audio channel, such as oneprovided via the regular audio signal.

Referring now to FIG. 2, the system 10a is basically the same as theinteractive television system 10 previously described with reference toFIG. 1, with like reference numerals being used for like functioningcomponents, with the exception that in this instance the two or morepresently preferred audio channels containing the preferred syllablesynched compatible audio signals are multiplexed into the existing audiochannel, or placed in available channels if the VCR 12a is aconventional stereo VCR. Thus, the conventional demultiplexer 16a incontrol module 14a conventionally demultiplexes the audio channel andprovides the demultiplixed signal to the conventional analog switch 18with the video still being passed to the conventional RF modulator 20along with the selected audio from switch 18. The balance of theoperation is the same as previously described with respect to FIG. 1.

Referring now to FIG. 3, the operation of the interactive televisionsystem 10b is preferably identical to that previously described withreference to FIG. 1 with the exception that the source of the presentlypreferred interactive television programming is a conventionaltelevision type broadcast or cable television transmission over the airin which the presently preferred audio signals have been multiplexedinto the video signal at the head end and transmitted in this format,with the conventional VCR 12 being used as a tuner for the televisionsignal received via the conventional TV antenna or cable 28. Preferably,in the embodiment of FIG. 3, audio on the normal television audiochannel is chosen to be compatible with the video so as to permitviewers who do not own a VCR 12 or have a control module 14 to watch andlisten to the program in a non-interactive manner.

Referring now to FIG. 4, the operation of the interactive televisionsystem 10c is preferably identical to that previously described withreference to FIG. 2 with the exception that the source of the presentlypreferred interactive television programming is a conventionaltelevision type broadcast or cable television transmission over the airin which the presently preferred audio signals have been multiplexedinto the existing audio channel, or placed in available channels if itis a stereo broadcast, at the head end and transmitted in this format,with the conventional VCR 12a being used as a tuner for the televisionsignal received via the conventional TV antenna or cable 28. In thisinstance, however, as contrasted with the embodiment of FIG. 3, sincethe existing audio channel (or channels for stereo) has already beenutilized, non-interactive programming cannot be available at the sametime.

Referring now to FIG. 5, the operation of the interactive televisionsystem 10d is preferably identical to that previously described withreference to FIG. 3 with the exception that the conventional VCR 12 isreplaced with a conventional simplified TV front end tuner 30 whichfunctions in the same manner as the VCR 12 tuner to receive thetransmitted television signal and provide it to the control module 14.As with respect to the embodiment of FIG. 3, non-interactive televisionprogramming can also be provided in the same manner as accomplished inFIG. 3.

Referring now to FIG. 6, the operation of the interactive televisionsystem 10e is preferably identical to that previously described withreference to FIG. 4 with the exception that the conventional VCR 12a isreplaced by the previously mentioned conventional simplified TVfront-end tuner 30 which functions in the same manner as the VCR 12atuner to receive the transmitted television signal and provide it to thecontrol module 14a. Because the existing audio channel or channels areused, however, as was the case with the embodiment of FIG. 4,non-interactive television programming cannot be provided at the sametime.

With respect to the video line command separator 22 present in each ofthe embodiments of FIGS. 1-6, this circuit is conventional andconventionally extracts one line, such as a line in the range of betweenline 15 and 22, from the video stream, and extracts the serial datacontained therein for processing by the computer 24, which is preferablya conventional 4 bit microprocessor having about 64 bytes of RAM and 2Kbytes of ROM, and which conventionally interprets the commands extractedby the video line command separator 22 and the dynamic user selectedchoices indicated by conventional choice selector 26, which may be ahard wired or wireless link to computer 24, and then conventionallyoperates analog switch 18 to provide the selected audio signal to the RFmodulator 20. By way of example, the serial data encoded commands enablethe microprocessor 24 to conventionally accomplish the following tasksor functions: read entry, go to channel defined by last entry, if entryis "x" then make entry "y", if entry is "x" then make entry "y" and goto that channel, store entry at memory "z" go to channel defined bymemory "z", other TBD. Of course, although the commands are described,by way of example, as being encoded into the video, they may instead beconventionally encoded into the audio if desired.

Although various conventional techniques for multiplexing the audiochannels containing the presently preferred syllable synched audiosignals have been described, others may of course be utilized, such asthe use of two channels associated with conventional stereo videocassette recorders or the use of two channels associated with aconventional stereo broadcast.

Now that various systems 10-10e have been described for providing thepresently preferred interactive television programming, the presentlypreferred method of recording such programming so as to enable suchinteractive programming to occur shall be described. Assuming theinteractive program is to be recorded live for the first time ratherthan rerecording a previous non-interactive movie or television show tomake it interactive, the video is recorded preferably along with themost likely (or correct choice) portion of the audio first. Assuming theVCR is a conventional "video tape or 3/4" video tape machine with twoaudio channels, this audio portion is preferably recorded on bothchannels. During the recording, an instant of silence should be providedbefore and after each branch. After the first recording of the program,the alternate branch or choice should be recorded on the appropriateaudio track which will erase or record over the first alternate on thattrack and replace it with the second such as in the following example:

1. "Hello my friend, I see you answered true. It's a fact that . . .

2. "Hello my friend, I see you answered false."

In the above example, only the word "true" is actually recorded over thefirst branch choice on the second branch audio channel. Of course, aspreviously mentioned, a substantially identical syllable count is neededfor the second choice if any type of mouth movement is seen in thecorresponding video so that both choices appear to be visually the same.In order to do this, the actor who recorded the first choice in theoriginal program should view the replayed video on a studio monitor, forexample, and wear headphones in order to hear what was originallyrecorded. The actor then resays the same line but changes the branchword or phrase while watching the video, such as the phrase "a boy" inthe above example. Watching the video will make it easier to sync-up thevoice. The actor preferably says the whole line again even though onlythe branch difference actually gets recorded over the previouslyrecorded first choice on the second branch audio channel. By doing this,it preferably assures that proper pacing and naturalness of voice isachieved. The actor should preferably be in the same position as whenthe original or first branch was recorded and the microphone should besimilarly positioned. This will prevent the tone and timbre of the voicefrom sounding different. Preferably, the wearing of headphones by theactor insures that no leaking of sound from the branch that was shotfirst is recorded onto the alternate branch. By simply playing backeither of the two audio tracks while watching the video, one can hearand see if the desired result has been achieved. If not, the alternatebranch may be rerecorded again. This same approach can be used inrecording compatible audio to go with previously recorded movies ortelevision programs that lend themselves to audio synching with thevideo portions of those programs. In this regard, whether originalprogramming or preexisting programming, certain types of animatedcharacters lend themselves to being programming characters to which theaudio synching technique can be readily applied. These characters, byway of example, are puppets, talking animals, animation, voice oversegments, people, robots, etc. With respect to people, side shots,moving shots, or wide shots generally work best, as does group singing.

By utilizing a microprocessor 24 in the control module 14, 14a, it can,if desired, not allow changes of channels except when desired, such asfrom the moment the previous branch ended until a moment before thecurrent branch takes place, it can maintain memory on a branchselection, such as remembering a previous answer and causing it to besubsequently repeated as many times as desired, it can maintain memoryon a button selection, it can do logic operations, and it can allow manybranches, one right after the other, to create large combinations ofoutput. It can blank out all video and audio if certain requirements arenot met (such as receiving less than 80 points on a test or getting lessthan 6 out of 7 clues correct). Users who exceed these limits could getto see additional programming, such as payoffs, rewards, or morematerial, or the system could give remedial instruction to those whoneed it while the other group sees the end of the program sooner(unbeknown to them). The additional material can be interactive ineffect providing a real video branch. But no matter how flexible themicroprocessor 24 is, it is still the creation of the script for theinteractive program that is important. Parts that are generic must workfor both portions of the branch whereas the branches themselves mustpreferably be as specific as possible. An example of such a script isgiven below for two audio channels.

    ______________________________________                                        EXAMPLE OF A SCRIPT                                                           ______________________________________                                        POLLY:   Hello I'm Polly the Parrot (a puppet), and this                               is my sidekick, Professor Bumpers (a person). We                              would like to ask you 3 questions today. First -                              are you a boy, or a girl? Press the top button if                             you're a boy, or the bottom button if you're a                                girl! Oh, I an see that you're                                                 ##STR1##                                                            BUMPERS:                                                                                ##STR2##                                                                     now, Polly?                                                          POLLY:   Sure - go right ahead!                                               BUMPERS: Here are 2 numbers: 18 and 9. If you want Polly                                ##STR3##                                                                     you want Polly to multiply them, press the bottom                             button. Go ahead - press one.                                               I subtract them and                                                                          I multiply and get                                             come up with the ans-                                                                        one-hundred-sixty-two.                                          ##STR4##                                                                                     ##STR5##                                                      answer consists of 12                                                                        also consists of 12                                            syllables.)    syllables in order to                                                         enable the puppet's                                                           mouth movements to                                                            match both channels                                                           of audio.)                                              BUMPERS: You do great math, Polly!                                            POLLY:   Thanks. Why don't you ask him or her (referring                               to the camera) another question, Professor                                     ##STR6##                                                                     sex is a memory branch, meaning that the child's                              sex was recalled from memory.)                                       BUMPERS: I'd love to. Which is the only animal that can                                make no sound? Here are three choices:                                        (a) giraffe                                                                   (b) rhinoceros                                                                (c) elephant.                                                                 Answer a, b, or c, now!                                              POLLY:   Well, Bumpers, what's the scoop? I'm anxious to see                            ##STR7##                                                                     delivered while the video is on a two-shot of Polly                           and the Professor, and remains on the two-shot for                            the first 3 words of the Professor's next line.                               After the Professor says "Well, I have" the video                             cuts to a close-up shot of Polly                                              listening intently.)                                                 BUMPERS: Well, I have (Video cuts to close-up shot of Polly                            listening.)                                                                    ##STR8##                                                                                       ##STR9##                                                     ##STR10##                                                                                      ##STR11##                                                   absolutely correct!                                                                             ##STR12##                                                                    giraffe can make                                                              no sound. (*No                                                                syllable count is                                                             necessary during                                                              Bumpers' dialogue,                                                            since we are not                                                              seeing him speaking.)                                POLLY:                                                                                 ##STR13##                                                                     ##STR14##                                                                               (**A syllable count                                                            ##STR15##                                                                    Polly's line, since we                                                        are seeing her speaking.                                                      Both lines contain 6                                                          syllables as shown.)                                      BUMPERS: Can we sum up everything our friend did, Polly?                               (*** All branches following this point are memory                             branches, meaning the content refers back to an                               earlier selection made by the child at home.)                        POLLY:   Sure! First, our friend told us that                                           ##STR16##                                                                                      ##STR17##                                                   told you that    she told you that                                             ##STR18##                                                                                      ##STR19##                                                    ##STR20##                                                                                      ##STR21##                                                                    (*Each branch has 9                                                           syllables)                                          BUMPERS: I remember!                                                          POLLY:   And lastly our friend                                                                          And lastly, our friend                                        ##STR22##                                                                                      ##STR23##                                                    ##STR24##                                                                                      ##STR25##                                                                    (** Each branch has 8                                                         syllables)                                          BUMPERS: Thanks, Polly. I enjoyed working with our friend at                           home today, didn't you?                                              POLLY:   I always enjoy   I always enjoy                                               teaching little  teaching little                                               ##STR26##                                                                                      ##STR27##                                          BUMPERS                                                                       AND                                                                           POLLY:   Goodbye, and have a nice day!                                        ______________________________________                                    

Thus, by utilizing the present invention, interactive televisionprogramming may be provided in which two or more audio channels may besynched to a common video channel, with the video being full motion andfull resolution video which is compatible with all audio channels whichmay be individually selected by the user to provide the full motionaudio visual television presentation using dynamic button selection forthe choices.

What is claimed is:
 1. A television system for providing an interactivefull motion synched compatible audio/visual television displaypresentation based on dynamic user selection of a plurality of choicesfor a multiple video frame common full motion television display, saidsystem comprising:means for providing said common full motion multiplevideo frame television display, said provided common full motiontelevision display comprising a plurality of synched successive videoframes, at least one of said successive video frames comprising a commoninterrogatory message and a plurality of user selectable output choicesrelated to said common interrogatory message, and for providing aplurality of user selectable simulataneously provided audio outputpresentations corresponding to said user selectable common interrogatorymessage related choices, said plurality of simultaneously provided audiopresentations being synched to and compatible with a subsequent commonfull motion video frame video presentation in said common full motiontelevision display subsequent to said common interrogatory messagecontaining video frame, said plurality of simultaneously provided userselectable audio output presentations comprising a plurality ofsimultaneously provided user selectable responsive output messages tosaid common interrogatory message, said plurality of user selectableresponsive output messages having different word content withsubstantially identical syllable content portions for providing aplurality of simultaneously provided dynamic user selectable syllablesynched different responive audio output messages to said previous videoframe common interrogatory message in said common full motion televisiondisplay; and means for dynamically selecting one of said plurality ofselectable simultaneously provided syllable synched different responsiveoutput messages from said plurality of user selectable responsive outputmessages and for providing said subsequent common full motion videoframe presentation comprising said common full motion video frame andsaid dynamic user selected one syllable synched audio presentationcompatible therewith for providing said user selectable interactiveaudio/visual full motion television display over a common televisionchannel; whereby there is no discernable syllable distinction inwhichever one of said audio output choices is matched to said commonvideo full motion frame.
 2. A television system in accordance with claim1 wherein said means for providing said common full motion multiplevideo frame television display and said plurality of simultaneouslyprovided user selectable audio presentation comprises a common storagemedia for said synched compatible video and audio presentations.
 3. Atelevision system in accordance with claim 2 wherein said common storagemedia comprises a video cassette recording.
 4. A television system inaccordance with claim 2 wherein said common storage media comprises avideo disc recording.
 5. A television system in accordance with claim 1wherein said subsequently provided common full motion video frame videopresentations comprises an animated character having mouth movementscommon to said identical syllable content portions of said plurality ofsimultaneously provided selectable syllable synched different responsivemessages.
 6. A television system in accordance with claim 5 wherein saidanimated character is a puppet.
 7. A television system in accordancewith claim 5 wherein said animated character is a cartoon animation. 8.A television system in accordance with claim 5 wherein said animatedcharacter is a human character.
 9. A television system in accordancewith claim 2 wherein said subsequently provided common full motion videoframe video presentations comprises an animated character having mouthmovements common to said identical syllable content portions of saidplurality of simultaneously provided selectable syllable syncheddifferent responsive messages.
 10. A television system in accordancewith claim 1 wherein said means for providing said common full motionmultiple video frame television display and said plurality ofsimultaneously provided synched user selectable audio outputpresentations comprises means for providing said synched user selectableaudio output presentations as a multiplexed audio signal, said dynamicselecting means comprising means for demultiplexing said multiplexedaudio signal for providing said subsequent common full motion videoframe presentation comprising said common full motion video frame andsaid dynamic user selectable one synched audio output presentationcompatible therewith.
 11. A television system in accordance with claim10 wherein said means for providing said video frames comprises meansfor providing said video frames as a video signal, said means forproviding said multiplexed audio signal further comprising means forproviding said multiplexed audio signal multiplexed into said videosignal.
 12. A television system in accordance with claim 11 wherein saidmeans for providing said audio signal multiplexed into said video signalcomprises means for pulse amplitude modulating said audio signal withsaid video signal.
 13. A television system in accordance with claim 11wherein said means for providing said audio signal multiplexed into saidvideo signal comprises means for digitizing said audio signals andinserting said digitized audio signals into an active portion of saidvideo signal.
 14. A television system in accordance with claim 10wherein said means for providing said common full motion multiple videoframe television display and said plurality of user selectable audiopresentations comprises a common storage media for said synchedcompatible video and audio output presentations.
 15. A television systemin accordance with claim 14 wherein said multiplexed audio signal isprovided from an existing audio channel of said storage media.
 16. Atelevision system in accordance with claim 15 wherein said commonstorage media comprises a video cassette recording.
 17. A televisionsystem in accordance with claim 15 wherein said common storage mediacomprises a video disc recording.
 18. A television system in accordancewith claim 15 wherein said subsequently provided common full motionvideo frame video presentations comprises an animated character havingmouth movements common to said identical syllable content portions ofsaid plurality of selectable syllable synched different responsiveoutput messages.
 19. A television system in accordance with claim 10wherein said subsequently provided common full motion video frame videopresentations comprises an animated character having mouth movementscommon to said identical syllable content portions of said plurality ofselectable syllable synched different responsive output messages.
 20. Atelevision system in accordance with claim 1 wherein said means fordynamically selecting one of said plurality of selectable syllablesynched different responsive output messages comprises a plurality ofselectors greater than the plurality of user selectable choices, aportion of said plurality of selectors being made dynamically common toone of said choices in said plurality of user selectable choices andbeing dynamically changeable for different common interrogatorymessages.
 21. A television system in accordance with claim 20 whereinsaid selectors comprise button selectors.
 22. A television system inaccordance with claim 20 wherein said means for providing said commonfull motion multiple video frame television display and said pluralityof synched user selectable audio output presentations comprises meansfor providing said synched user selectable audio output presentations asa multiplexed audio signal, said dynamic selecting means comprisingmeans for demultiplexing said multiplexed audio signal for providingsaid subsequent common full motion video frame presentation comprisingsaid common full motion video frame and said dynamic user selected onesynched audio output presentation compatible therewith.
 23. A televisionsystem in accordance with claim 22 wherein said means for providing saidvideo frames comprises means for providing said video frames as a videosignal, said means for providing said multiplexed audio signal furthercomprising means for providing said multiplexed audio signal multiplexedinto said video signal.
 24. A television system in accordance with claim23 wherein said means for providing said audio signal multiplexed intosaid video signal comprises means for pulse amplitude modulating saidaudio signal with said video signal.
 25. A television system inaccordance with claim 23 wherein said means for providing said audiosignal multiplexed into said video signal comprises means for digitizingsaid audio signals and inserting said digitized audio signals into anactive portion of said video signal.
 26. A television system inaccordance with claim 11 wherein said means for providing said commonfull motion multiple video frame television display further comprisesmeans for providing an additional audio signal synched to and compatiblewith said video signal successive video frame for providing a subsequentcommon full motion audio/visual video frame presentation absent saiddynamic selection by said user.
 27. A television system in accordancewith claim 1 wherein said provided common full motion video frameprovides a user selectable full motion and full resolution audio/visualtelevision display.
 28. A television system in accordace with claim 11wherein said means for providing said audio sigal multiplexed into saidvideo signal comprises means for pulse duration modulating said audiosignal with said video signal.
 29. A television system in accordancewith claim 23 wherein said means for providing said audio signalmultiplexed into said video signal comprises means for pulse durationmodulating said audio signal with said video signal.